Modern Painters, Volume 2 (of 5)

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Modern Painters, Volume 2" by John Ruskin is a philosophical treatise on art, aesthetics, and the nature of beauty written in the mid-19th century. The volume delves into the concepts of the theoretic and imaginative faculties, exploring how they pertain to the perception of beauty in art and nature. Ruskin asserts that art is not merely a pastime but a serious pursuit that engages deep moral and intellectual responsibilities. At the start, Ruskin reflects on the importance and difficulty of appreciating beauty, emphasizing that art requires careful and earnest study. He discusses the degradation of art in contemporary society, criticizing the utilitarian view that measures value through practical applications alone. Ruskin differentiates between practical arts, which serve immediate utility, and theoretical arts, which reflect and elevate human perception and understanding of beauty. He argues that understanding beauty demands a moral and emotional engagement that transcends mere sensory pleasure. Overall, this opening sets the stage for a profound exploration of the moral dimensions of art and the profound connection between human experience and the divine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Marius Borror and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 41.2 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Painters

Release date is 2009-09-04